Coronary CT angiography findings in patients without coronary calcification

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-55

  Kelly, Jason L ^a   Thickman, David ^b   Abramson, Simeon D ^a   Chen, Pei R ^a   Smazal, Stanley F ^a   Fleishman, Matthew J ^a   Lingam, Sharmila C ^a  

^a Radiology Imaging Associates   (United States)

^b NightHawk Radiology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Agatston method; Atherosclerosis; Calcium scoring; Coronary artery disease; Coronary calcifications; Coronary CT angiography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; IOPAMIDOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGATSTON METHOD; AGE; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46849107328     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2954     Document Type: Article

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